ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: For Thursday, June 30th, 2022

THE BRIGHT SIDE

Decide to be happy today, to live with what is yours – your family, your business, your job, your luck. If you can’t have what you like, maybe you can like what you have.

Just for today, be kind, cheerful, agreeable, responsive, caring, and understanding. Be your best, dress your best, talk softly, and look for the bright side of things. Praise people for what they do and do not criticize them for what they cannot do. If someone does something stupid, forgive and forget. After all, it’s just for one day.

Who knows, it might turn out to be a nice day.

THE BRIGHT SIDE

I'm looking out the window
and the day is drab and dreary,
And I'm trying to console myself
by thinking something cheery
I know it's simply horrible
to get in such a slump
And I also know it's up to me
to get across the hump
And I realize I'm selfish
to mention this to you
For, gee, you might be feeling
a little 'low-down' too
but often when I feel like this
I tell myself it's true
That I am not the only one
who feels 'low-down and blue'
And just knowing there are others
who feel the way I do
Renews my sinking spirit
and keeps me smiling through
and know that it's natural
to take a 'spirit-dive'
Provides the spunk and courage
to hang on and survive
And while there are a lot of moods
that we can drive away
by looking on the BRIGHT SIDE
in all we do and say,
There also is a loneliness
that God meant us to feel
But, gee, it sure is mighty hard
to know which one is real
And I'd hate to be a 'sad sack'
who never saw the sun
And just complained that every day
was such a dreary one.
But I know that all the dark days
are just part of God's plan
We should accept them graciously
and do the best we can...
So I'll just keep on trying
for I know it's 'Gospel true'
there never was a cloud so dark
the sun could not shine through!

by Helen Steiner Rice

On the Bright Side Newsletter

I send this little letter out each morning to all my family and friends and even to a few people that I've never met. Many of them send it on to others too. So in order to make it available to more people I post the 'brighter side' of the news here each day in this journal.

The letter began as an effort to keep in touch with my family as they are spread out in all directions. My family, friends and God are the most important things in my life.

You'll find quotes, poems and stories and even a few recipes included in this newsletter. I try to find something new each day to share.

In a world that very often publishes only the dark side of things I felt that others would be encouraged to hear about
'the bright side'.

'On Ya'-ma

Thursday, June 30, 2022

For Thursday, June 30th, 2022

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

THURSDAY, JUNE 30TH, 2022

The moments of our lives may be bright with possibility, dark with fear or sadness, or even plain everyday gray, but God's glory never fades. May God's glory shine into the exciting lights, upsetting darks, and boring grays of your every day.

84 DAYS UNTIL FALL

Sunrise: 5:58 am

Sunset: 9:05
pm

Life is a special
occasion!

Hallmark

Today is Meteor Day which celebrates the visible streaks of light that is produced by debris falling to the Earth from space. We also call this beautiful phenomenon a shooting star or falling star. The tradition of wishing on a shooting star can be traced all the way back to 127 AD,Ptolemy, the Greek astronomer, hypothesized that the Gods occasionally like to peer down on Earth from up above. From time to time, a star or two would slip through the heavens. Anyone who saw a shooting star knew that the Gods were paying attention, so it was the perfect time to make a wish.

Shooting stars are actually quite small. The average meteroid is about the size of a pebble. Around 15,000 tons of meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere every day, but very few of them actually reach the surface. When they do reach the Earth, they are called meteorites.

To celebrate, spend some time star gazing tonight or find out when the next meteor shower is going to happen. If you see a shooting star, remember to make a wish.

If you can't see the bright side, polish the dull side

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

When you wish upon a star

Makes no difference who you are

Anything your heart desires

Will come to you

If your heart is in your dream

No request is too extreme

When you wish upon a star

As dreamers do…

Jimny Cricket

Here in the city I don’t do much star gazing, but when we used to camp, we did a lot of it. Being out in the country you can see a lot more stars.

When I was a child, we were told to wish on the first star we saw at night. Our wishes were supposed to come true. I really think most of mine did. It took awhile and didn’t happen overnight but looking back, my wishes did come true.

I always wished for a large family and a loving husband. I didn’t wish for money, but for happiness.

Today we’re to be mostly sunny and hot at 90 degrees. June is busting out all over !

I hope you all have a GREAT day. Happy Thursday!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play and to look up at the stars.

Henry Van Dyke

Counting at least 3 things every day that I'm thankful for. There is truly is always something to be thankful for.

10,384.for shooting stars to wish on

10,385. for wishes that came true

10,386. for a/c on a hot day

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Almighty and eternal God,

Protect our military

as they discharge their duties

with the shield of your strength,

may the power of your love

enable them to return home in safety

that with all who love them

they may ever praise you for your loving care.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters and EMT’s.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

ADVICE FOR TODAY

We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.

Marilyn Monroe

A little smile, a word of cheer,

A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

2 comments:

I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...: When you wish upon a star, your dreams will come true.; June 30, 2022 at 8:11 AM
Mevely317 said...: Day before yesterday -- out of the blue -- I was singing, "Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, save it for a rainey day ...."
It's still fun to wish on a star!; June 30, 2022 at 10:31 AM

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